Judy Grahn

Judy Grahn (1940 -     )

American poet, author, and educator;

discharged from the United States Air Force in1961 for being lesbian,

she endured much homophobia and violence due to her butchness;

in the 1970s, became an active member of the Gay Women's Liberation Group,

the first lesbian-feminist collective on the west coast;

her groundbreaking and influential poetry is infused

with her lesbian-feminist identity, women's spirituality,

and often addresses racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.